SPIN DEPENDENT TUNNELING MEMORY - Patent 0937302

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EP 0 937 302 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34

(21)	Application number: 97949382.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.11.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G11C 11/ 14^{( . )}
G11C 11/ 16^{( . )}
H01F 10/ 20^{( . )}
H01L 21/ 8246^{( . )}
H01L 27/ 22^{( . )}

G11C 11/ 15^{( . )}
G11C 11/ 56^{( . )}
H01F 10/ 32^{( . )}
H01L 27/ 105^{( . )}
H01L 43/ 08^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/020373

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/020496 (14.05.1998 Gazette 1998/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT NL

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Priority:

08.11.1996 US 19960030236P
07.11.1997 US 19970965333

(60)	Divisional application:
	02080284.9 / 1316961

(60)	Divisional application:
	05077699.6 / 2447947

(71)	Applicant: NONVOLATILE ELECTRONICS, INCORPORATED
	Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DAUGHTON, James, M. Edina, MN 55436 (US) EVERITT, Brenda, A. Minneapolis, MN 55344 (US) POHM, Arthur, V. Ames, IA 50010 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kupecz, Arpad
	Octrooibureau Los en Stigter B.V. Postbox 20052 1000 HB Amsterdam 1000 HB Amsterdam (NL)

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